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Please join us for “Beyond and Back: Bridging the World Outside Your Classroom to the World Within,” an opportunity for the Buffalo State community to learn about the School of Education’s commitment to engaging teacher candidates in global experiences beyond the campus, on Tuesday, April 23, from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Halls.

Meet the students, faculty, and staff members who make it happen. Beyond and Back will feature the following speakers and presentations:

• Crystal Holmes-Smith, elementary education alumna, will provide a keynote address reflecting on her varied international and local experiences. Ms. Holmes-Smith traveled to Chile with IPDS and Rwanda with the Anne Frank Project, taught in Honduras, and volunteered for the Peace Corps. She currently teaches in New York City.
• Anthony Agnello, president of the Friends of Afghanistan and co-founder of the Peace Corps Alliance for Intercultural Understanding, will share his life-altering experiences that began with his acceptance into the Teacher Corps-Peace Corps program at Buffalo State and ended with the dual-completion of Peace Corps service in Afghanistan.
• Brandon Kawa and Michael Lovorn from International Graduate Programs for Educators (IGPE) will provide details on how (and why!) teacher candidates can teach abroad.
• Showcase of the International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) Consortium. Past participants and program leaders will share details and reflections about the IPDS through a “walkabout” poster session.

This free event is sponsored by the School of Education, the Professional Development Schools Consortium, the International Graduate Programs for Educators, and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. Refreshments will be served. Please encourage students to attend.